The person behind the camera

on April 17th I attended "The person behind the camera" photo shoot. I had the opportunity to meet several other photographers who shared the same passion in photography and introduce myself to the community. The purpose of the meet was to take turns taking pictures of each other and provide edited pictures to use as a professional head shot for our portfolio or website. This was a fun little workshop because I'm usually behind the camera and it was a little difficult for me at first because I was somewhat camera shy. I have no idea how to pose myself! lol So this is what models feel like....I guess it's time to hit the gym. lol I think I captured some nice pictures of my colleagues! It was nice to meet you guys/gals!

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Raul & Linda Engagement Photo Session

I smell love in the air! Every time I talk to Linda Quang she goes on and on about how much she is in love with her fiance Raul Marquez. Both of them have full time jobs, so it's almost impossible to book a date with these two! Linda loves her family, wine, and shopping. She works in human resources for her company, and Raul is a sheriff for LA County. He loves mixed martial arts, dogs, and weight training! When I finally got to book a date with these lovebirds some birthday dinner plans came up so I only had a small window with them. The weather was nice and bright with clear blue skies. I also had time to drive around and found a small area within mile square park that had been remodeled and the flowers that blossomed had a bright orange color to make a beautiful background for the occasion. These next few months I will be doing a series of engagement photo sessions for the couple so that I can put together a slide show of their romantic love story. LOVES IT! =)

Cypress College Photo Expo

Wow today wore me out! Today I attended a photography expo seminar at Cypress College with my best photography friend Christina Cho! I'd have to say it was one of the most inspirational seminars I've ever been to. We had the pleasure of hearing Jasmine Star & Lawrence Chan speak and boy did it change my perspective of the whole industry. Jasmine Star is truly an amazing person and Lawrence Chan is incredible at what he does. A few of my other favorite photographers were listed to speak there as well including Becker & Vincent Laforet but I didn't get to hear them speak due to conflicting times. I would listen to them all day if I could! I want to thank the whole group to take time out of their lives to share what they've learned from their experiences and to give back to the community of new photographers like myself. Anyway, gotta wake up early tomorrow to go to the San Diego Zoo for more pictures! yayyy!